FULL-RUENTHAL SWISS MILITARY MUSEUM, SWITZERLAND

Full-Ruenthal Swiss Military Museum in Switzerland, about 50 km North-West of Zurich is open since 2004 and exhibits a large collection of off-road Swiss and foreign military vehicles, armored or not, but also a lot of defense equipment.The museum, located in Full, in two buildings of 10,000 m², of which one over 5 floors, in the old industrial area of this town, is located next to the Leibstadt nuclear power plant. It is managed by "Swiss Military and Fortress Museum Association" of Full-Reuenthal. This association manages also since 1989 the Fortress of Ruenthal, 2 km of Full, dating from WWII.

Mowag 10x10 Piranha IIIC school driving armored car, 1994, to be used as heavy weapon carrier. A small number was built for Sweden. This model was the prototype. 18 t, 100 km/h.

James Boydell wheels on Krupp 12 mm Gun, Essen, 1882, also called 'Dreadnought wheel' or 'Pedrial wheel'. See : http://www.unusuallocomotion.com/pages/locomotion/changes-around-the-track-i-off-road-locomotion.html

Steyr 680, Berna 2VM trucks. Steyr was produced in Austria and in Greece between 1960 and 1984. Middle and right, two Berna 2VM trucks produced at 1600 units between 1964 and 1976 in Switzerland. Berna was bought by Saurer in 1929. 7.1 t, 135 hp, payload 4.9 t, 75 km/h.

Berna 2VM truck

Steyr 680, Berna 2VM trucks

Rotinoff Super Atlantic ballast tractor 6x4 built by British company Rotinoff Motors Ltd. Swiss Army bought 10 of them in 1958 to pull Scheuerle trailers of 50 tons capacity (Centurion tank) with a total weight of 104 t. 333 hp, 64 km/h. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotinoff_Super_Atlantic

Rotinoff Super Atlantic ballast tractor 6x4

Scheuerle trailer and Centurion tank

Dnepr MW 750 M (and MW 750) side-car for Red Army. The two rear wheels were driven so this side-car had a rather good off-road capacity. Produced from 1964 to 1976. 26 hp, mass 318 kg, 90 km/h.

Renault UE Chenillette

Weasel

Kettenkrad, Goliat, Schwimwagen Typ 166, SdKfz 251used by Germany during WWII. The Schwimwagen was built at 14 625 units during WWII. It was 4x4 and amphibious, with a flat bottom. The Kettenkrad SdKfz 2 was built by NSU and Stoewer at 8871 units from 1940 to 1948. Mass 1235 kg, 72 km/h, 36 hp. For steering, front wheel was used but for tight turns, brakes on tracks went into action automatically.

SdKfz 251 Half-track used by Germany between 1939 and 1945. Front wheels were not driven.

SdKfz 251 and M3 Half-tracks, L to R.

GMC 2.5 t and Hürlimann tractor, L to R.

Hürlimann D 200 tractor

M 548 Tracked Cargo Carrier, based on M113 armored personnel carrier. It was built by FMC, San Jose, Calif. since 1960 and is always in service. In Switzerland, Model 88 was procured from 1986 to 1988 at about 55 units. Capacity 5 t, 61 km/h, 204 hp.

Berna, Steyr, Saurer, R to L

Saurer 6DM 4x4, 6 t, 1982.

Berna, Steyr, Saurer, R to L

Jeep CJ-5 4x4

Oshkosh M911 tank transporter tractor built in Wisconsin at 1200 units from 1977. Some vehicles are still in use today.

Schneefräse Peter snow plow and Komatsu bull-dozer

Peter Snow Plow (Schneefräse Peter) BER 1943, one was send in Norway at Geiranger on 1950 to 1968 for clearing road over Oppland and up to Dalsnibba. This one probably stayed in Switzerland. Manufacturer was : Ing. Alfr. Schmidt St. Blasien, Schwarzwald, Germany, assembled by Konrad Peter Company in Switzerland. 12500 kg, 2 Ford engines, Caterpillar chassis. https://www.flickr.com/photos/askjellr/7397660682/

Peter Snow Plow from Switzerland used at Geiranger, Norway, from : http://www-staff.it.uts.edu.au/~jenny/photos/Inland-Norway/slides/snow%20plough%20Peter%20Geiranger%20Norway.html